Bulstrode Whitelocke | |
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Ambassador to Sweden | |
In office 1653–1654 | |
Succeeded by | William Jephson |
Member of Parliament for Stafford | |
In office 1626–1626 Serving with Sir John Offley | |
Preceded by | Matthew Craddock Robert Hatton |
Succeeded by | Matthew Craddock William Wingfield |
Personal details | |
Born | London, England | 6 August 1605
Died | 28 July 1675 | (aged 69)
Spouse(s) |
Rebecca Bennet
(m. 1630; died 1634)Frances Willoughby
(m. 1635; died 1649)Mary Wilson (m. 1651) |
Parents |
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Relatives | Edmund Whitelocke (uncle) James Whitelocke (son) Lord Willoughby of Parham (father-in-law) |
Education | Eton College Merchant Taylors' School |
Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford |
Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke (6 August 1605 – 28 July 1675) was an English lawyer, writer, parliamentarian and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England.[1]